Diabetes Epidemiology

Scotland has an internationally recognised reputation for routinely collected health data. A subtheme involving many of the researchers in the Institute involves analysis of anonymised health data to answer a series of questions regarding the health of people with diabetes.  Staff at the BHF Glasgow CRC work with colleagues in health economics in Glasgow and the other 3 major academic centres in Scotland to use these data for the benefit of patients in work based around the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology group and Wellcome funded Scottish Health Informatics Programme.  Dr Lindsay is chairperson of the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology group and Professor Petrie previous lead of SDRN.  Publications from this Scotland wide collaboration are included below1-6.

Current studies include examination of:

• Healthcare costs for people with diabetes in Scotland
• Pregnancy outcomes in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Scotland
• Long term outcomes of obesity surgery
• Liver function tests in type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Publications:

1. Logue J, Walker JJ, Colhoun HM, Leese GP, Lindsay RS, McKnight JA et al. Do men develop type 2 diabetes at lower body mass indices than women? Diabetologia 2011;54(12):3003-6.
2. Anwar H, Fischbacher CM, Leese GP, Lindsay RS, McKnight J, Wild SH. Assessment of the under-reporting of diabetes in hospital admission data: a study from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group. Diabet Med 2011;10-5491.
3. Govan L, Wu O, Briggs A, Colhoun HM, Fischbacher CM, Leese GP et al. Achieved levels of HbA1c and likelihood of hospital admission in people with type 1 diabetes in the Scottish population: a study from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group. Diabetes Care 2011; 34(9):1992-1997.
4. Govan L, Wu O, Briggs A, Colhoun HM, McKnight JA, Morris AD et al. Inpatient costs for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Scotland: a study from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group. Diabetologia 2011; 54(8):2000-2008.
5. Walker JJ, Livingstone SJ, Colhoun HM, Lindsay RS, McKnight JA, Morris AD et al. Effect of socioeconomic status on mortality among people with type 2 diabetes: a study from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group. Diabetes Care 2011; 34(5):1127-1132.
6. Colhoun HM. Use of insulin glargine and cancer incidence in Scotland: a study from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group. Diabetologia 2009; 52(9):1755-1765.